In the garage door industry gapping refers to engineered spaces between coils on a torsion spring. Gapped springs function differently than ungapped springs, and using the wrong springs from a gapping perspective can cause unneeded expense and time to rectify.

When the end bearing plate of a garage door is not properly secured, it is common to see the end of a shaft wear. Left unattended, the end bearing plate can remain pitched and the bearing can cut off the end of the shaft.…